Forces and Motion

Grade Level: Kinder

Subject: Science

Time Frame: 2 weeks (quarter 4)

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Essential Questions

 

- can pushes and pulls have different strengths and directions?
- can we change speed and direction of an object by pushing or pulling it?
- what happens when objects touch or collide?
- what does a bigger push or pull do to an object?
- what tools can we use to increase the speed or an object or make the object turn?

 

 

By the end of the unit, students will know:

 

- pushes and pulls can have different strengths and directions
- pushing or pulling on an object can change the speed or direction of its motion and start or stop it
- when objects touch or collide, they push on one another and can change motion
- a larger push or pull makes things go faster

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

 

- with guidance, students will plan and conduct an investigation of forces and interactions, in collaboration with peers. 
- they will be able to design solutions (through engineering) to change the speed or direction of an object with pushes or pulls. The students may include tools (such as a ramp or structure) to solve this problem
- analyze data from force and interaction tests (with tools) to determine if plan work as intended 

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Topics

 

- distance
- time
- speed
- forces
- motion
- collisions

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Standards

PS2.A, PS2.B, PS3.C, ETS1.A, K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2